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hangdog
adjective
frightened into submission or compliance
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adjective
frightened into submission or compliance
adjective
showing a sense of guilt
“a guilty look”
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a guilty look
{'source': 'Eric Linklater', 'text': 'the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy'}
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